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62 GUIDELINES ON THE NUMERICAL DETERMINATION OF STRESS CONCENTRATION FACTORS OF TUBULAR JOINTS A. ROMEIJN Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands R.S. PUTHLI Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, and TNO Building and Construction Research, Delft, The Netherlands J. WARDENIER Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands